#1Famous people · Bardstown
18 famous people were born in Bardstown, more of them leaders than in most towns
At the top of the list is the united States Army lieutenant general Hal Moore, covered in 26 languages. Most were born in the early republic: 11 of them. Born in 1788, Peter W. Grayson is the first name on record, and Jessie Belle Smothers, born in 1985, the most recent. For every 10,000 residents there are 13 on the list, well above the typical Kentucky town’s 4.8.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Hal Moore
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1788
Peter W. Grayson
Youngest
1985
Jessie Belle Smothers
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Bardstown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bardstown is known for
Compared with the usual town, ministers and preachers are the most over-represented field, at 10 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Bardstown’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1790s come out on top, with 2 births.
Politics & LawFaithWriting & ArtsMilitaryFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bardstown
Two of the three are leaders.
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Bardstown
15 more, 6 of them leaders.
Jessie Belle Smothers
born 1985American model, professional wrestling valet and professional wrestler
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A chosen home
Also called Bardstown home
Born elsewhere, David Edward Hughes lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bardstown and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (13)
- Hal Moore: Ahodges7, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. C. W. Beckham: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ephraim H. Foster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert C. Wickliffe: uncnown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Mattingly Meloney: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Charles Wickliffe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Hardin Helm: Confederate States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Watts: Fotos extraídas do acervo histórico da FaTeo e publicada na revista Caminhos do Metodismo no Brasil: 75 anos de autonomia, São Bernardo do Campo:SP, Editeo, 2005, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Rudd: Butler Center for Arkansas Studies. Central Arkansas Library System., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessie Belle Smothers: Miss X-Factor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Walters: J. Taylor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter W. Grayson: Matthew Harris Jouett (1788– 1827),, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Edward Hughes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons